Rocket Donuts
306 W Holly St (near Old Towne Cafe)
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Well my husband is officially in heaven because a donut shop finally opened up downtown. We often walk dowtown for breakfast in the summer, and he always complained that he had to eat silly things like chocolate croissants and breakfast bagels instead of some good 'ol donuts. He can't complain anymore and I can't even whine about missing Top Pot donuts in Seattle, Rocket Donuts is awesome enough for both of us.

They make the donuts fresh in the back and they are usually warm & crispy still at 9am. Everything is delicious, glazed old fashioned, maple bars, blueberry cake donuts....in october they even had a pumpkin creamcheese donut. I think the special this month is some sort of apple/pear donut.

One warning is that these donuts are incredibly rich. They cost more than a supermarket donut, but you only need one (me) or two (hubby) to fill you up. (The fact that our 20 month old son can eat one by himself scares me a little.)

The only trouble we've run into was an apple fritter that was soaked in oil. You could squeeze oil out of each bite, it was pretty gross. I have a feeling that they were still adjusting their recipe since they'd only been open a week. Then again, perhaps Apple Fritters are always this greasy, but usually the oil coagulates before you get around to eating it so you don't notice as much.

This place gets sort of busy, but we've never had a problem getting a table around 9am. The colorful rocket decor keeps little ones mildly entertained, although they don't seem to have any highchairs available so bring your own if you need one.